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Lottery buyers line up to pay a tax

vi.sasori.vi9 months ago05 mins

Editor’s Note: Scott Drenkard is an economist at the Tax Foundation, a Washington-based tax research organization. Story highlights The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is at an estimated $640 million Scott Drenkard: People are lining up to pay what is, in effect, a tax Lotteries take a disproportionate share of income from the poorest Americans, he…

Is the lottery more dangerous than the “Hunger Games?”

vi.sasori.vi10 months ago09 mins

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is a political comedian and frequent commentator on various TV networks including CNN. He is the editor of the politics blog “The Dean’s Report” and co-director of the upcoming documentary, “The Muslims Are Coming!” Follow him on Twitter. Story highlights Dean Obeidallah: The record Mega Millions jackpot became…